Panasonic PZ85B

[DJEPSON]

Is it possible to set the contrast/brightness/color different if watching in HD than in SD, if that makes sense ?

Thanks

Damian

 

[Anonymous]

if watching hd you should have picture overscan off , and on for sd , you can have the settings any way you like for either source .

 

[Anonymous]

maxflinn: if watching hd you should have picture overscan off , and on for sd , you can have the settings any way you like for either source .

Why do you have overscan on for SD? I do, but only to get rid of a very fine but annoying pink or green line which occasionally is present down the right hand side of the screen (edge really).

 

[Anonymous]

im not sure about this , but i think you get a better picture with hd with overscan off , maybe something to do with mapping , im sure someone else will explain , er , a bit better ...

 

[Anonymous]

By setting the [Picture Overscan] option in the [Setup] submenu to "Off",
you can achieve zero overscan, and - with a 1080 source - 1:1 pixel
mapping. This option is only available when aspect ratio is set to
[Auto] or [16:9], and can be adjusted independently for SD and HD
content. With the former you're more likely to see interference at the
edges of the image so I usually only reserve [Picture Overscan] "Off" for high-def material.

there you go ...

 

[DJEPSON]

But how do I set it up so that the settings are stored independently for each source (HD & SD) or do I have to change each time I watch the other source ?

Damian

 

[Anonymous]

i tinker with the settings according to what im watching , i have a panasonic plasma , maybe there is a way to store settings for a particular source , but i dont think so ...

 

[DJEPSON]

Thanks maxflinn

 

[SpiceWeasel]

Thats easy, just use the different picture modes to store different settings... Eco,Normal and Cinema avoid the other mode vivid I think it's called.

I have the same model (42") and I set up Eco for normal tv viewing (SKY HD box) in the daytime, this also work pretty well for night time viewing as the tv compensates for the amount of background light in the room. Not quite as good as normal or Cinema though but at least you will save a few £'s on the electric a year.
Normal I set up for playing PS3 games as the Eco mode was a little bit too dark, I just used the same settings as Eco and then tweaked by eye until I was happy.
Cinema I calibrated at night time with the lights down low for movies.

Cinema is the best mode to use as it's the closest to the D65 standard, but I think works best at night time with low background lighting. When you set it up use "Warm" colour mode for all the picture modes, again this is closest to the D65 standard.

The settings are only stored for each picture mode and does not matter which input you use. So for instance the Eco settings will be exactly the same for whatever input you are using, if that makes any sense.

 

[Anonymous]

maxflinn:

By setting the [Picture Overscan] option in the [Setup] submenu to "Off", you can achieve zero overscan, and - with a 1080 source - 1:1 pixel mapping. This option is only available when aspect ratio is set to [Auto] or [16:9], and can be adjusted independently for SD and HD content. With the former you're more likely to see interference at the edges of the image so I usually only reserve [Picture Overscan] "Off" for high-def material.

there you go ...

Thanks for the explanation. Yeah, I have picture overscan OFF for HD stuff, and ON for SD - I think the interference at the edges is what I get on SD, which is why I set the Overscan ON.

Back to the OP, my panasonic saves the settings automatically depending on the input. ie when I use my Blu Ray player it automatically goes onto THX mode (which I selected) and when I go to AV1 it is set on to Cinema with my saved contrast, brightness and sharpness settings. All I did was adjust them on each source and the TV remembered the changes and uses these settings automatically - I didn't have to do anything else.

I think that you can only save settings by input, not by source. ie my blu ray player via HDMI1 is THX mode regardless of the source being displayed (blu ray or dvd).

 

[SpiceWeasel]

Yeah the tv will remember which mode you used last on each input.

I mainly use my PS3 for movies and my tv defaults to Cinema, unless I change modes that is.